#5a00a0

Color #5a00a0

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Indigo #4b0082 · ΔE 13.69 Nearest Tailwind class violet-900 #4d179a · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#5a00a0

RGB

rgb(90, 0, 160)

HSL

hsl(273.8, 100%, 31.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.8, 100%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(43.7%, 100%, 0%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(25.9, 59.78, -62.92)

LCH

lch(25.9, 86.79, 313.53)

OKLCH

oklch(39%, 0.208, 299.97)

HWB

hwb(273.8, 0%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#46a000

Analogous

#0a00a0

#5a00a0

#a00096

Triadic

#5a00a0

#a05a00

#00a05a

Split-complementary

#5a00a0

#96a000

#00a00a

Tetradic

#5a00a0

#a00046

#46a000

#00a05a

Square

#5a00a0

#a00a00

#46a000

#0096a0

Shades

Color #5a00a0 mixed toward black.

#4b0085

#3c006b

#2d0050

#1e0035

#0f001b

Tints

Color #5a00a0 mixed toward white.

#7b00da

#9916ff

#b350ff

#cc8aff

#e6c5ff

Tones

Color #5a00a0 mixed toward gray.

#590d93

#571b85

#552878

#53356b

#52435d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.94:1

White text reads better on this background (10.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#44448d · ΔE 14.2

Deuteranopia

#474c88 · ΔE 17.1

Tritanopia

#587b77 · ΔE 35.6

Achromatopsia

#3d3d3d · ΔE 29.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #5a00a0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5a00a0]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#5a00a0 (#5a00a0) is rgb(90, 0, 160) in RGB.

No, #5a00a0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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